derrick
See also: Derrick
English
Etymology
Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɪk
Noun
derrick (plural derricks)
Derived terms
Translations
device used for lifting and moving large objects
framework constructed over a mine or oil well
References
- For "hangman": 1949, John Dover Wilson (compiler), Life in Shakespeare's England. A Book of Elizabethan Prose, Cambridge at the University Press. 1st ed. 1911, 2nd ed. 1913, 8th reprint. In Glossary and Notes
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